Wmayer's artwork

On this art club layout, the use of school colors gives a nice touch to the overall feel of the artwork. The bus integrates the trips that are taken and the corn highlights the corn booth. I think the placement of the corn is pretty good, with the slight tilt that helps to illustrate the butter melting off of it. The red butter might need a bit of work as well as maybe integrating either another picture, possibly, or maybe making the bus a little bit bigger to cover some of the negative space that seems a little prominent.

The text inside the box could probably use a little either cutting or separation to highlight the key points. Overall, I like the colors and elements used, but I feel this piece leaves me wanting a little bit more.

Aonan's artwork

This is an interesting take on joining the art club. For the title given, the theme is effective in conveying that. This art club layout seems more structured and would probably draw people in out of curiosity, which is good. I like the overlay of the paints in the background, giving a bit of a cluttered look. Then, of course, the color range and blending gives the overall look a nice touch.

A couple of things I think could be changed up, would be the text size being enlarged a bit and maybe a different font. Where the rest of the layout is played with, the text just seems a little plain. One more thing might be answering the flow of questions that are asked. In the end, I think this layout works to also draw people in to see what the art club is about.

Taz's artwork

I really like this piece, mainly because of the colors and background dots that are used. The entire page has a "popping out at you" effect that draws you in and makes you want to look at it. It is a different take on joining the art club, but effective at drawing you in to read it. It's got a comic book feel to it, which I believe was the artist's intention and he does it well. The explosion of the pencils, erasers, and brushes at the bottom left corner is a nice touch that integrates the art club motif.

One thing I might change up a little is the white balloon where the text lies. It seems a little too big and could be downsized a bit. It just seems to overwhelm a bit, whereas I know the intention was to make you read it, but I think there's too much room around the text. Don't know if it makes a difference, but a location of where the art club meets would probably be helpful to the reader. Overall, though, I like the design and it does its job of grabbing your attention.

For this assignment, I wanted to integrate at least a couple of elements related to art, hence the painting and wooden model. The corn, of course, ties in with the art club's participation with the Fall Festival and its' corn booth. Using the corn as background made it easier to come up with the text. I thought about going diagonal with the painting in the corner, but that made it harder to recognize that it was the bottom half of a face. I also figured going large with it would make it stand out more than if it was smaller. With the wooden model in the other corner, I chose that pose to present the art club as welcoming, and then the text worked out nicely above the arm. The text was kept simple just to get the point across and try to implement interest and curiosity, while at the same time integrating the school colors somewhere within it. Overall, I'm satisfied with the job, but if I was to change anything, I might have played a little more with the font. -Finis-

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